Three Iraqi soldiers and a civilian were killed Tuesday when a roadside bomb exploded in Iraq's western province of Anbar, officials said.

The explosion happened near an army patrol escorting a group of hunters from Kuwait in a desert area near the town of Rawa, destroying the military vehicle, killing three soldiers and the local guide of the hunters, and wounding two others aboard.

The area where the blast took place is full of war remnants and was not checked before visiting it, local sources said. (ILKHA)